Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.11/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$130.11

77 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$224

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$39.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	167.50	762	2thin
Medium and Large 2	533	138.33	738	3thin
Medium and Large 3	536	134.00	718	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	769	128.25	986	66

One grade step is worth $39.25/cwt here — about −$224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale77 hd

130.11

—

AL average15 barns · 1,027 hd

142.30

−12.19

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,313	84.67	1,112	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	65.64	991	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	63.54	743	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	57.86	653	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 lots · USDA AMS · Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	141.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	131.27/cwt	127.00–134.00	685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	986	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	122.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	64.56/cwt	61.00–67.00	769	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	69.56/cwt	68.00–72.00	861	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	57.86/cwt	55.00–62.00	653	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	65.64/cwt	64.00–67.00	991	3
Bulls	—	—	1,090	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	916	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,211	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	57.46/cwt	56.00–59.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	121.72/cwt	120.00–122.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	139.16/cwt	135.00–142.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	115.32/cwt	112.00–117.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	148.76/cwt	145.00–152.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	127.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.57/cwt	117.00–120.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	488	2

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Wed Feb 10, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 495Last week 345Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 13Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	112.00–115.00	113.47
5	—	484	120.00–125.00	122.22
2	—	660	100.00–105.00	102.46
1	—	330	142.00	142.00
6	—	428	125.00–130.00	127.31
5	—	527	117.00–120.00	117.57
2	—	360	134.00–137.00	135.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
2	—	573	117.00	117.00
2	—	505	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	120.00–122.00	121.72
1	—	510	112.00	112.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	769	128.25	128.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	135.00–145.00	141.13
7	—	522	127.00–134.00	131.27
3	—	560	125.00–130.00	127.00
2	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
1	—	240	187.00	187.00
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
4	—	429	145.00–152.00	148.76
2	—	278	170.00–175.00	172.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	137.00	137.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
2	—	663	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	135.00–142.00	139.16
3	—	633	112.00–117.00	115.32
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,191	61.00–67.00	64.56
3	—	1,238	68.00–72.00	69.56
5	—	1,077	56.00–59.00	57.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	55.00–62.00	57.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	64.00–67.00	65.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,425	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	850.00	850.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle